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Mr. Alvin is from the Belichingen family. The Belichingen family is a minor nobleman who has a Birken Manor in the south of Silverbow City, near the desert.Mr. Alvin was unmarried all his life. He was sent to the Apocassery family by his father, Viscount Yaheng Belichingen, since he was ten years old. He never returned home. His father took care of Abner until he grew up, and he has fully integrated into the Apocasseri family.

The carriage drove down the avenue and ran on a potholed path, bumping all the way, Abner poked his head out, and saw that the trees on both sides were bare, dust was flying where the horse's hooves stepped on, and the scorched branches were covered with dust.

He was startled, remembering that this place was originally a dense forest, and he and Xiao En came here to play when he was a child.

"This is close to the border with Blue Spring City. The two armies fought here. In the end, Blue Spring City burned down here."

Sean said quietly.

Abner retracted his head and remained silent.

"All this was caused by the villainous father and son in order to satisfy their own selfish desires. Many innocent people in the four cities were buried in their hands." Sean clenched his fists.

"What's the current situation in those four cities?"

Xiao En sighed and said: "My lords, since we have never had a war, especially the common people have always believed that the covenant of the four cities is unbreakable, so once a war breaks out, the biggest harm to ordinary people is not the death of their bodies. , but..."

Sean was silent and did not continue.

Not the death of the body, but the faith.Abner thought silently.No matter whether the four kings and the red dragon exist or not, people are used to being at ease. When the flames of war disrupt their life blessed by the red dragon, the first thing they feel is not fear, but consternation. When the shock is over, they will feel more than fear Severe mood - depression.

"Now Chilong City is building a Tongtian Tower. According to the spiritual words obtained by the current chief priest, the previous war was the punishment that Chilong felt for the lack of faith in the four kingdoms. Therefore, we are now asked to build a Tongtian Tower to sacrifice." Sean's expression was serious, and he looked more and more like a king. "This time, my father and I went to Blue Spring City. It was inspiring to build the Tongtian Tower."

"You were not stoned by people from Blue Spring City?"

Sean glared at him and said, "No, I'll trouble you."

Abner raised his eyebrows and asked, "'The current chief priest'? You mean the chief priest has changed?"

Xiao En nodded, "The former chief priest disappeared, and he couldn't find it, and because of this, Chilong City did not dare to participate in the war provoked by Blue Spring City, and because the chief priest's position is higher than that of the king, this Most of the positions are elected by the former chief priests, and kings and nobles are not allowed to stand for election, so this position has been vacant for a long time. A while ago, the kings of our four cities came forward to elect the new chief priests. Although it is against the rules, fortunately, there is no objection sound."

Abner nodded.

"The Tongtian Pagoda is about to be completed. As soon as it is completed, we will prepare to sacrifice. At that time, we will see if the Fire Spirit Sacrifice over Red Dragon City can arouse people's faith."

Just as Sean finished speaking, the carriage stopped, and an elegant manservant stood respectfully in front of Birken Manor.

The coachman showed him the crest of the Apocasteri family, and the manservant nodded silently and bowed, then opened the large iron gate and let the carriage enter the manor.

Birken Manor is a simple and old manor. There are no new small gardens and ingenious tree-lined paths, but a piece of green grass is flat and meticulous, just like Mr. Alvin's straight back.

Mr. Alvin is the youngest son of the Viscount Yaheng Belichingen. The Viscount's eldest son and second son have long since passed away, leaving only the third son Laida and the youngest daughter Aurora to manage the manor.

Mr. Alvin's cemetery is very clean, with no weeds around. Abner solemnly placed a large bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone, staring at the marble texture on the monument with a dignified expression.

"grown ups."

A steady voice came from behind, and Abner turned around, and saw Alvin's elder brother—Leida Belisingen, walking towards him. Alvin's shadow could be seen in his eyebrows, and his steps were steady. Nothing to lose to young people.

Leida caught a glimpse of Sean again, raised her bushy eyebrows slightly, bowed slightly, and said, "Good morning, Your Highness."

"Good morning, good gentleman." Sean replied.

Leda glanced at the flowers on the tombstone and said, "My lord, thank you for coming to visit my deceased brother, but you are also a busy person. The horse started kicking and trying to run away as soon as it ate oats at the groom's place."

Abner: "..."

"Your Majesty, I'm just like this, I can say whatever I have." Laida's eyebrows twitched suddenly, "I've been waiting for you to come, and I want to tell you in person."

Leida paused, and silently glanced at Sean.

Abner and Sean looked at each other, and said, "It's okay, just tell me."

"The dead brother should have a premonition of his own death." Laida said solemnly.

"What?" Abner was startled.

"The dead brother has a brain disease, but as long as he keeps taking the medicine, he will definitely die in the last month. The dead brother has not returned home for many years, but he came back suddenly two days before his death, and talked with me about many things when I was a child," said Laida. He paused for a while, staring at the tombstone, as if thinking of Alvin, "Later, we talked about the Apocassery family, and said that you are a good young master. But when he talked about Mr. Wang Fu, he choked up and took a long time to relax." , and then continued, but suddenly he began to speak incoherently, and walked restlessly in the room, saying that he was looking for something, saying that no one could tell, his face was slumped, and tears were streaming down his face …Sorry, my lord, for making you think that Alvin lost his temper, but he is indeed a man who can hold his breath. He was stung by a poisonous bee and his legs were swollen since he was a child, and he didn't shed a single tear. So, my lord, I think Alvin Wen must be hiding something from us."

After Abner listened in a daze, he and Sean returned to the carriage. The carriage drove across the dusty and dry ground. Abner was still frowning and looked outside.

"You care about Leda's words?" Sean asked.

Abner was silent for a while, and said: "If what he said is true, I will be very concerned, because Alvin is indeed a very calm person."

Sean was also silent.

The carriage rattled across the flat and wide stone floor, and the city gate was getting closer and closer. Abner poked his head out and didn't pay attention when he left the city. Only then did he notice that the city gate had been reinforced and raised, and the outside was painted with a layer of white paint. , the two-story small building next to the city gate was raised to three floors, and the outer walls that were originally bumpy were smoothed out.

There should be a lot of people entering and leaving the city at this time, but apart from the two gatekeepers with stiff faces at the gate, there are very few people entering and leaving.

Abner turned his head back and asked, "Why are there so few people at this moment? I remember that there was a 'Markuri' street next to it. When I passed by just now, I didn't see a single stall in it."

Sean let out a long sigh.

"Why?" Abner frowned.

"There are too many casualties in this war, and many people have not recovered from it."

"Kevins said that among the four cities, Silverbow City is the most prosperous..."

Abner stopped, seeing dark clouds piled up in Sean's eyes, and a tired look appeared on his face.

"Comparatively speaking, it is true." Sean murmured.

The carriage stopped, and a footman came up and opened the door for them.

Xiao En suddenly grabbed Abner's arm and said anxiously: "Abner, you have to discuss with the Duke quickly so that you can return to the family as soon as possible. The news of your return will spread quickly across the four countries, and those damned Tengman will definitely say sarcastic words, and before they know you are back, wear the Apocasseri family crest on your body to stop the rotten mouths of these damn weeds. My king, you have to hurry up, or later The annoying days are long."

Abner was stunned, and Sean patted his hand, "You have to take my reminder to heart, I have to discuss the matter of Black Rock City with Wens now."

Abner slowly stepped out of the carriage, and saw that Sean was walking steadily. Although he was not tall, his shoulders were broad, his back was as straight as a dagger, and his shoulder-length blond hair was tied up. long sword.

Abner frowned, and stroked the Hirai Sword at his waist. The cold touch of the scabbard could not be made by craftsmen from Shikoku.

Soon Sean walked into the beech-lined avenue, and his figure was gradually covered by dense branches. Abner pulled out the blade, and the translucent blade gave off a faint blue light. He turned the sword slightly and saw himself on the blade. His face is the same as before leaving Shikoku, behind the face is a tall silver pagoda.

"Do you want to be that Master Apocathrie?" he asked himself in the sword.

Suddenly, a clear and crisp bird call sounded from behind him, and then a flock of birds suddenly appeared on the blade.

When he turned around, it was a flock of soaring birds, trying to climb over the high city wall and fly out of Duolun Palace.

The crisp chirping sound stayed on the dense laurel trees, and some hit the thick city wall. The sun suddenly shot from the opposite side of the city wall. He raised his head and vaguely saw a blue bird jumping over the high wall, towards The sun flew away and disappeared into the sunlight.

He squinted, and if he read correctly, it was a mockingbird.

He clenched his sword tightly, and his hot chest seemed to be ignited by a feather soaked in sunlight.

At noon, Oreas hadn’t appeared yet, and Abner had finished the tormenting lunch on the long table. Luckily, Rhea didn’t say a word until she put down the knife and fork and wiped the corners of her mouth gracefully, Abu Na could tell Rhea was in a good mood.

What on earth is she happy about? Does it have anything to do with me?Abner also wiped the corner of his mouth.

"Mother, your dress has just arrived." Abner was about to leave when Jonny suddenly broke the silence.

Rhea seemed in a better mood, "Oh, that's really great, I thought it was too late."

"For your birthday, the tailor will naturally have to step up." Johnny smiled faintly.

Rhea left the dining table with a smile, Abner's eyebrows raised slightly, it turned out to be her birthday, Rhea's young figure twisted like a long snake towards the cloakroom.

Jonny also left politely, leaving Abner sitting alone. He raised his head and looked around the dining room, shivering. The wind came in from an inexplicable corner, and the winter was coming soon.Suddenly he frowned, staring closely at the bird totem brocade curtain opposite, the oil lamp next to it should have been replaced with a new glass cover, the light was more dazzling, illuminating a group of giant decorative crossbows placed in the corner under the curtain, A sharp arrow stabbed straight at the bird on the curtain.

Abner felt a little uncomfortable, and walked towards the crossbow.